Malaysian PM calls for Muslim holy war against jews

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http://www.adl.org/PresRele/ASInt_13/4372_13.htm

ADL Calls on Leaders of Civilized Nations to Condemn Call for Holy War Against Jews


New York, NY, October 16, 2003 … In the wake of a virulently anti-Semitic speech by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today urged leaders of civilized nations to condemn his words, "which amount to a call for a global holy war against the Jewish people by 1.3 billion Muslims."

Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:

Prime Minister Mahathir has made what amounts to a call for global war against the Jewish people by 1.3 billion Muslims. This is nothing more than a call to Holy War against Jews. It is grotesque anti-Semitism on an international scale. Mahathir's speech needs to be condemned by responsible leaders of the civilized world as an unacceptable outrage and an affront to civilized society.

The time has come for world leaders to stand up, to say that you can no longer excuse or rationalize this kind of incendiary rhetoric, this kind of hatred and scapegoating, this blaming of Jews for all of the ills of the Muslim world. It is time for world leaders to denounce and condemn such statements as dangerous, morally repugnant and beyond the pale of civilized dialogue. We hope the participants in this conference, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is there in an observer role, will immediately condemn these remarks. We are dismayed and saddened that among all these leaders from 57 countries, nobody stood up, nobody walked up and nobody challenged him.

While it is not surprising to hear these words from an unrepentant anti-Semite, the prime minister's words are especially damaging at this moment, and to this audience. His statement will reverberate across the Muslim world, where there are those who are more than willing to take them at face value, and that can lead to violence against Jews and Westerners....
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I really think that there is too much extremist/conspiratorial/pro-palestian/anti-israel/anti-moderate/anti-US military/ type of posting here on what should be a productive political discussion board.

I think that traditional died-in the wool democrats need to admit that there is a definite population of lazily informed/educated hard-left types who ally themselves with beliefs and movements that are genuinly anti-american and. I don't use that word lightly.

SOME and I stress SOME leftists just don't seem angry enough and/or pro-western enough when it comes to things like this(the Malaysian PM). The Muslim world is a problem. And conpiratorial extremism doesn't help a political party or America.

[htuttle]

1. Not 'pro-American' enough?

I need to step away from the keyboard before I get myself banned for what I'd like to say to that...

:mad:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I Don't Understand...

the nexus between the Prime Minister's remarks and pro-Americanism....

The Prime Minister's "Jews rule the world" rant should be condemned by all people of good will...

[Bombtrack]

8. right, i didn't explain myself as well as i could have

but it just seems to be the same type of people. Who seem to believe that the muslim world just a fair soveriegn land, trying to exist in the face of the greedy americans and Ariel Sharon etc.

[Aidoneus]

3. no he didn't

his remark on that was bizarre enough without lying about it like the ADL is here. And point of fact, he was suggesting means other than force in dealing with Israel--I'd think they'd be happy about that. The rest of his speech was more interesting than that bit.

And it's a little authoritarian and/or silly to refer to people who disagree with your view as "lazily informed".

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. He Didn't Say Dealing With Israel...

He said dealing with J-e-w-s.....

[Aidoneus]

10. again, no he didn't

c'mon, it was improper enough without being "yellowed up" and lied about.

[mitchtv]

4. too much for who? not pro american?

:puke:" the muslim world is a problem".. so are the fence and settlements, buster. Collective punishment is illegal ,or at least that's what the Jews said when they were on the receiving end. Now that Isreal is the occupier , it seems to be OK.

[DrWeird]

5. The muslim world is a problem?

Don't forget all them negroes trying to get our white women.

[CWebster]

6. When you reach 1000 posts

are you going to pull down your pants? ;-)

[Skinner]

9. I'm locking this thread.

This is certainly a legitimate topic for discussion. But the editorial comments at the end of your post calling some of our members anti-American was not particularly "productive" for a "productive political discussion board."

Skinner
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